The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-12-29
FASHION NOTES FOR woMRN.

Amure silks are soft and pliable
making beautiful draperies.
Velvet edged ribbons are very stylish,
and also those with metal threads,
The velvet toque is not alone in black,
but for young girls may be in any suit
able color.
The trimming of hats from the back of
the crown is a very stylish II not be.
coming fashion.
The folded velvet toques arc very
stylish and are sometimes trimmed with
fur very prettily.
The ulsters with cape-like epaulettes
are very stylish made in Scotch tweeds.
These are for girls.
Tho demi belt, in jets or embroidery,
makes dressy finish for some of the
pretty new basques.
House dresses of dressy character
have demi belt and epaulettes Of Jets
or metal passementrie.
The coachman coat is favorite gar
ment for young girls and the heavy capes
are pinked on the edge.
A wide stripe of satin and an alter
mating one of moire are seen in some of
the beautiful evening shades.
Gray astrakhan is used as stylish trim
ming this season, both as garniture for
head gear and outer garments.
Dainty lace morning caps are very
generally worn by young married ladies
in America, rs well as In England.
The shirred turbans with band of fur
are among the pretty things in head
gear which young girl can wear.
Cancels hair underwear, said to be
unshrinkable, is worn by those who need
warmth and slight friction of the skin.
The long pointed shoulder capes, are
Russian style, and very graceful il not
so warm as those which cover the shout
ders.
Goblin blue for children is a very ia.
yorite color and may be found in soft
woolens suitable for young children's
dresses.
Hanging pendants of jet form very
pretty trimming and one very stylish for
this season, particularly on any black
fabrics.
Burnt orange is stylish shade of yell
low, as its name would Indicate and one
which is quite becoming to brunette
complexion.
Poke bonnets in black velvet are very
stylish, and have rich cluster of bows
of satin edged with MORE ribbon as their
ornamentation.
White ribbons with gilt edges are very
stylish, and some very stylish velvet
bonnets are decorated with rich bows of
this pretty ribbon.
Piece felt is used for making the soft
toques SO stylish for young girls this
season. 1t is pinked to form an edge and
is sometimes braided
White ribbon bows on black velvet
bonncts make very effective trimming
and one which is stylish this season of
black and white combination.
A cord in Russian fashion is set about
the crown of some high-crowned hats for
young ladies, and ostrich tips or plume
is the trimming for such hat.
A chair back or hassock in soft
leather embroidered in metal braids
which will not tarnish are both appro-
pirate gifts for almost any occasion.
Soft muffs of plush, lined with color
which is visible at the fulled ends, are
very stylish, and take the place of the
hand muffs called drums so long worn.
The ribbon work so effective and east
iy done is form of handwork which
will prove very popular with those not
exceedingly we'll skilled in needle-work.
Double skirts are likely to be generally
worn again. Upon some models both
skirts are of nearly the same length, the
upper one hniaS drarod slightly at each
Turkish embroidery in gold is still used
on some stylish bonnets, and is effective
if somewhat tawdry. Spangles are used
with this embroidery on bonnets of black
or white.
1t is now considered much better taste
to put elaborate needle work on back
ground of linen or workable stuff. Since
then the labor of months may be preserved
indefinitely.
The plan de sole with wide stripe of
MORE down the middle of each breadth
is one of the most lovely fabrics and
suitable for petticoats of the court trains
of dinner dresses.
Gold, cream and delicate greens are
the colors which are now most used in
all sorts of fancy work, and they make
lovely combination at all times with al
most any material.
The braided court costumes for ladies,
which are imported ready for the dress
maker, have vest of leather color or
biscuit shade, while the costume is in
two contrasting colors.
Velvet as background for braiding
in metal, is very stylish and makes it much
more effective than when braided directly
on the fabric. Some of the most stylish
jackets are so trimmed.
The variety of fabrics used as back
ground are very easily obtainable even in
small cities, for the idea is to have this
foundation of the simplest possible mate
rial, but strong and durable.
The double Alsatan bow on the tops
of the velvet bonnets makes very be-
coming trimming. This same trimming
is used on colored felt only the bow is
always of black watered ribbon.
Fancy yokes are now seen on some
quite dressy costumes, and tor slight fig
ures, offer a pretty change from plain
corsage. Belts always finish the yoke
waist, which is usually worn under the
waist line, if of ribbon.
Costumes of black waterel silk and
poppy red cashmere have six-inch silk
band at the bottom of the skirt, with
Vshapcd plastron showing between
shirred fronts of wool, and sleeves pleated
from shoulder to deep-pointed cuff, and
further disfgured by Aamboyant eTs.s-
lets.
Overskirts are nearly straight-by con-
sequence very full at the top-where they
are stoutly plcated at front and side, and
SO deeply at the back that the folds reach
the shirt hem. For looping one or two
big pleats each side take the place of the
multitude of irregular ones seen and
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